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Folklórico

Update (8/18):

Lottery sign up starts 8/20! Click here for details.

What You’ll Learn

​Tradiciones Folklórico Academy was founded by Director Cesar Gonzalez Diaz, motivated by his desire to inspire his daughter to embrace her culture and explore the various benefits of folklórico!


Rehearsal Schedule

Start Date: Week of September 14th

TK-1st Grade

  • Monday or‍ ‍Friday: 2:45-3:30pm

  • Location: Multi-Purpose Room (MPR)

2nd-5th Grade

  • Wednesdays: 2:45-3:45pm

  • Location: Multi-Purpose Room (MPR)


We Need Your Support

A donation of $75 per student per program is requested but not required to participate. Make your donation here today! Your support helps us cover costs such as purchasing and maintaining costumes and other Folklórico materials. Every donation, big or small, makes a difference—thank you for considering!


Eligibility

Available for TK/K-5th grade students, via lottery. See the Sign Up page for more details.


Additional Information + Help!

  • Please send your student with a small snack to eat before rehearsal.

  • We need volunteers to walk TK/K students to the MPR and help supervise until 2:45 PM. Let us know on the signup form if you are available!

Meet the Instructor

A man with dark hair and a beard wearing a maroon dress shirt, posing outdoors with a historic building and trees in the background.

Cesar Gonzalez Diaz

director, Tradiciones Folklórico academy

Cesar is the director of Tradiciones Folklórico Academy. He has been dancing folklórico for 20 years and teaching it for the last 16 years. He has taught this beautiful form of dance, which originated in Mexico, to students of various ages. Cesar started dancing at San Jose City College in the dance department with Maestro Ramon Morones. He joined Group Folklórico Soles de Mexico for 2 years and after developing a deep connection to folklórico, founded Groupo Folklórico Los Laureles in 2007. He then went on to open Tradiciones Folklórico Academy in April 2023.

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